Race 5 (605)
TSUKIJI HANDICAP Rating:55-40 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 9 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | Y T Cheng | CP | Began well and soon settled in better than midfield on fence through to straight. Under pressure 400 M out and showed good turn of foot inside final 200 M to take charge near the 100 M. |
2 | 3 | VICTORY TURBO (CD320) | G Mosse | -- | Jumped well from widest and ridden along to take up running on rail. Near the 100 M eased back to 2nd place to straight. Ran on well when asked 400 M out but unable to match speed with winner inside final 100 M. |
3 | 1 | TRIUMPH (CC214) | W M Lai | -- | Broke well and niggled along to race in a forward position on rail. Switched away from the fence on straightening to obtain clear running. Under pressure 400 M out and ran on fairly but without threatening the 1st pair. |
4 | 11 | MASTER ABLE (CD349) | O Chavez | -- | Jumped with field and soon settled in midfield or worse on rail through to straight. All out 350 M and made up steady ground inside final 250 M out to miss 3rd placegetter by a narrow margin. |
5 | 14 | MYTHIC STEED (CD208) | P H Lo | B/H | Began awkwardly and raced in the rear section on rail. Steadily switched to the outside at home turn to obtain clear running, made good impression inside final 200 M to be closest at finish. |
6 | 10 | SUNDAY DELIGHT (CC225) | D Whyte | -- | Jumped well from wide gate and steadily settled in a rearward position 3-wide with cover through to straight. Unable to find clear passage in early straight, made up little ground inside final 200 M. |
7 | 4 | FRIENDSHIP (CE066) | E Saint-Martin | CP | Began with field from wide draw and niggled along to race in a forward position 2-wide. Crept closer to lead from the outside at home turn. Kept on same pace when asked 400 M out and slightly weakened in the closing stages. |
8 | 12 | SPEED OF LIGHT (CC333) | K W Tsui | TT | Tardy start and pushed along to race in worse than midfield around 2-wide. Made headway from the outside at home turn. Unable to quicken when asked 400 M out and kept on same pace to the line. |
9 | 8 | BALL OF FIRE (CD020) | H K Yim | V-/CP1 | Jumped fairly from wide draw and steadily eased to a rearward position 4-wide with cover through to straight. Ran on evenly to the line when asked 400 M out. |
10 | 7 | SOARING ANGEL (CC360) | A Delpech | B | Jumped awkwardly and slow to muster speed to race in midfield 2-wide through to straight. Stayed one-paced when asked 350 M out and further weakened inside final 200 M. |
11 | 5 | HAPPY HEROES (CD261) | R Fradd | B | Jumped fairly from wide draw and raced in a forward position wide without cover in the early stages. Near the 1000 M went forward to take lead on rail to straight. Headed near 350 M and steadily faded thereafter. |
12 | 6 | SNIPER (CD110) | S Dye | B | Tardy start and pushed along to race in midfield or better 3-wide with limited cover to straight. No extra when asked 350 M out and steadily dropped out thereafter. |
13 | 13 | SUCCESS TREND (CE009) | C Brown | SR-/B | Soon raced in a rearward position on inner, commenced to give ground at home bend and tailed out in straight. |
14 | 2 | TATTLETALE (CC328) | F Coetzee | B/TT | Slowly away and failed to muster speed to be detached from the field throughout the race. |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |